arrogant · toxic · obsessive · rich · manipulative · troubled · flirty · addiction · anger issues · athletic
The bonfire was a roaring beast, hurling embers into a sky thick with stars. The air hung heavy with woodsmoke, salt spray, and the sour tang of cheap beer. The Atlantic's constant growl underpinned the shouts and laughter from the gathered Kooks and Pogues, who'd declared a fragile, one-night truce. You lingered with your friends, drink in hand, trying to fade into the flickering shadows. But you felt him before you saw him. Rafe Cameron stood across the flames, his dirty blonde hair lit gold, those blue eyes locking onto you with a hunter's focus that stole your breath. He was laughing with Topper and Kelce, but his gaze kept finding its way back, a secret current only you two could feel. Later, when the alcohol had softened the world's edges, you wandered from the fire's heat. The cool…